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No tin foil hat necessary. The meters aren't UL approved (at least here in Florida they're not). While the equipment at the pole is not UL approved either, it is not sitting on the side of your house. The components that you bought when you built your home and were installed by your EC were UL approved.

There have been house fires directly attributed to the meters however, the power company assures us this only happens to old homes with old wiring. I wonder if the installers flip a coin to guess whether it's safe when arriving at the scene of an obvious older home.

While the power company assures everyone this is more efficient, everyone I know who has had one installed has noticed no difference in their bill but in fact some have had an increase. When inquiring about the increase they're told the old meter wasn't working properly and they 'got away' with paying less for years. Most accept that explanation, I would not.

So, we funded these meters through our tax dollars and overall, there's no discernible difference in the billing. A win/win for the smart meter maker, the power company whose equipment was upgraded at no charge and in some cases, got a rate increase.

The meters aren't UL approved (at least here in Florida they're not). While the equipment at the pole is not UL approved either, it is not sitting on the side of your house. The components that you bought when you built your home and were installed by your EC were UL approved.

So you suppose that the utility is installing unsafe devices? Don't you think that they have insurance carriers as well? ("U" stands for "underwriters.")

There have been house fires directly attributed to the meters however, the power company assures us this only happens to old homes with old wiring.

Sure there have. The meter is not doing anything to stress the houses internal wiring, so this in nonsense. Do you imagine that this meter is designed to send surges of excessive current throughout the house?